When I am busy with a lot on my mind, it’s easy for my practice to suffer. Even with the best of intentions I can be off in the world of...

Piano Freedom was created to address the technical and physical issues pianists often struggle with in an easy video format.

Sam was attempting to play a difficult Beethoven piano sonata on stage in front of his teacher, his parents, fellow students and staff,...

If a musician is holding tension, it will affect their sound, their expression, their anxiety about performing and much more.

I find it fascinating that musicians so rarely talk about the importance of the core performance of music.

What we’re aiming for is a kind of meditative focus on stage without this horrible barrier of fear and anxiety.

Our bullying, critical culture has really got its teeth into classical musicians and the Inner Critic can have a devastating impact.

A bit of adrenaline that just heightens everything can be positive but the fight-flight response can cause big problems for musicians

A musician friend sent out a wonderful musical Advent calendar this year with a funny video for each day. Here are a few to lift the spirits

Skakoon: A magical adventure story for 9-12 year olds I want to let you know a bit about my other life: writing fiction. I have spent a...

Most of people I work with have had trauma of one sort or another. I support musicians in finding a way they can feel safe when they play

A young professional came for a session and his main concern was preparation. He had a lack of confidence in his own views on practice..

I have seen the influence of bullying teaching impact musicians in a way that they are terrified of not being perfect enough

I wrote an article in May for the International Piano Magazine about how three British pianists had managed lockdowns in the UK.

The calm and peace that comes from more spaciousness in our lives rebalances us away from our anxious, panicky selves that need to be doing

Perfectionism is the drive to give a ‘perfect performance’ with a feeling of not being good enough - dangerous for a performer.

During this time of masks and distancing we need to let go of muted lockdown playing and find colour and projection again in performance

Covid-19 has had a monumental impact on musicians: concerts cancelled, incomes have plummeted and musicians have become experts in Zoom.

Musicians are struggling: not being able to work, losing a sense of identity. How do we manage our emotions with these challenges?

have collected together a few wonderful historical recordings both recorded in the 1950’s of two of Clara Schumann’s best students